Alisson has given Liverpool an enormous enhance amid issues over the Brazilian’s future, insisting he needs to remain till a minimum of the tip of his contract in 2026.
With curiosity from golf equipment in Saudi Arabia and plans to signal Georgian goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili from Valencia, there have been fears Alisson might quickly go away.
However regardless of acknowledging the Reds’ curiosity in Mamardashvili and the monetary attraction of heading to the Center East, he intends to “honour his contract” – which may be prolonged by an extra yr to 2027.
“I wish to honour my contract and end my contract right here or make a brand new one. I’m actually completely satisfied right here. My household is completely satisfied,” he advised journalists together with the Occasions‘ Paul Joyce.
“I by no means received to the purpose [in discussions with the Saudi Pro League] the place I used to be speaking about wages and issues like this.
“It was simply curiosity, however while you hear concerning the [wages] the opposite gamers are getting you’re a little bit attracted. That’s regular.
“On the finish of the day, you play soccer for love, it’s the factor you love to do, however it’s our career and we wish to use the years that we now have to benefit from it.
“I believe I’m open to that personally however not now. Now just isn’t the time.”
Alisson did admit that “whether it is within the curiosity of the membership to barter [to sell] me, then it is going to be a unique dialog” however careworn that he was “actually excited” about “beginning contemporary with new power” beneath Arne Slot.
Slot clearly has a agency plan for his present No. 1, however the probability of Mamardashvili becoming a member of – with a transfer to Anfield agreed this summer time earlier than staying on mortgage at Valencia – will immediate questions.
“The membership wants to arrange for the long run. We’re not going to final endlessly right here, I get previous!” Alisson stated.
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“No, for a goalkeeper I’m nonetheless younger, I’ve lots of power and I nonetheless have a lot to present for this membership and I wish to give to the membership as a lot as I can.
“They may do it for various positions as nicely. We now have so many necessary gamers with the contract expiring and the membership must organise themselves for the long run.
“I believe it was a good suggestion.
“I knew about [the interest in Mamardashvili] earlier than it got here out on social media and that could be a good message for me as a result of the membership cares about what I believe.”
“They’re doing the precise factor however, on my aspect, so long as I’ve my contract right here and so long as I’m completely satisfied right here, the membership is pleased with me, my household is completely satisfied right here, [so] I’ll keep.”
Alisson signed his present contract again in 2021, with a five-year deal together with an choice for the membership to set off a 12-month extension to 2027, when he could be practically 35.
He acquired a wage improve final summer time attributable to a clause in that contract, with the Brazil worldwide now the third-highest paid participant at Liverpool.
